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homeless
English
Etymology
From Middle English *homles, *hamles, from Old English h?ml?as (“homeless”), equivalent to home +? -less. Cognate with Danish hjemløs (“homeless”), Swedish hemlös (“homeless”), Dutch heemloos. Compare also German heimatlos (“homeless”), Icelandic heimilislaus (“homeless”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ho?ml?s/, /?ho?ml?s/
Adjective
homeless (not comparable)
- Lacking a permanent place of residence.
- Whenever I pass the park, I see the homeless people sleeping on the benches.
Derived terms
- homeless dumping
- homeless shelter
- homelessness
Related terms
- home
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????? (h?muresu)
Translations
See also
- bum
- destitute
- tramp
- transient
- vagabond
- unhoused
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hobo
English
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly a term for a stowaway traveler out of the Hoboken, NJ train yards, or a contraction of ho, boy, or the dialectal English term hawbuck (“lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin”). It could also be an abbreviation for homeless boy, homeward bound, or homeless Bohemian.
Pronunciation
- enPR: h?'b?, IPA(key): /?h??.b??/
- Rhymes: -??b??
Noun
hobo (plural hobos or hoboes)
- (Canada, US) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.
- (Canada, US) Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.
- A kind of large handbag.
- 1989, Susan Ludwig, Janice Steinberg, Petite Style (page 46)
- Avoid bulky styles such as duffle sacks, buckets, doctors' satchels, and hobos.
- 1989, Susan Ludwig, Janice Steinberg, Petite Style (page 46)
Usage notes
- Often used attributively, as if an adjective. For example, "hobo stew", "he was leading a hobo life."
- Although informal usage considers hobo synonymous with bum, self-proclaimed hobos sometimes distinguish themselves as migrant workers rather than unemployed bums.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:vagabond
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
hobo (third-person singular simple present hobos, present participle hoboing, simple past and past participle hoboed)
- (intransitive, perhaps pejorative) To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
- Joe idly hoboed through half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.
References
Anagrams
- Boho, boho
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch hobo, from French hautbois.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????b??/
Noun
hobo (plural hobo's, diminutive hobootjie)
- oboe
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French hautbois, from Middle French [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o??bo?/
- Hyphenation: ho?bo
- Rhymes: -o?
Noun
hobo m (plural hobo's, diminutive hobootje n)
- oboe (woodwind)
Derived terms
- hoboïst
Japanese
Romanization
hobo
- R?maji transcription of ??
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